This is the only comprehensive UK-published guide to short-term trading, combining detailed reference information with the author's advice on strategy and tactics. Every serious trader in the UK needs this book – not a nice-to-have, but a must-have!

The 10 key things you will learn:

– Detailed description of the different trading platforms (SEAQ, SETS, SETSmm, SEATS Plus) on the London Stock Exchange.

– How to deal inside the spread in market making stocks and get the best price.

– How auctions work on the London Stock Exchange platforms.

– The importance of direct market access for active traders.

– The secrets of programme trading, index arbitrage and block deals.

– How the cash, futures, lending and derivatives markets interact.

– The secrets and risks of short selling.

– Which directors' deals to follow and which are irrelevant.

– How to make money from takeover situations.

– Secret strategies from an established and successful trader.